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[For Seniors] Enjoy May: A Collection of Seasonal Craft and Wall Decoration Ideas

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We’re introducing crafts and wall decoration ideas that are perfect for May and capture the spirit of the season.

With cherry blossom season over, this is packed with recommendations for anyone struggling with May wall display ideas.

We also feature plenty of craft ideas related to Children’s Day, so if you’d like to make a gift for your grandchild, please take a look.

Even if they seem difficult, many of these ideas are actually simple—just cutting and pasting.

We hope you’ll give these easy crafts and wall decorations a try—they’re great for older adults to enjoy casually, too.

[For Seniors] Enjoy May: A Collection of Seasonal Craft and Wall Decoration Ideas (131–140)

Carnations made of felt

[Handmade for Mother's Day] Felt Carnation — carnation

Carnations made of felt

Carnations are a flower famously given for Mother’s Day.

Why not try making one by hand to express your gratitude? You’ll need red and green felt and some wire.

First, make the flower.

Prepare a strip of red felt cut lengthwise, and snip it so it’s divided into eight sections.

Trim the cut sections into wavy edges to shape them.

Thread a string through the uncut edge and pull it tight.

As it gathers, pinch it with wire and sew it together with the flower.

Make three of these and bundle them, then wrap them with a larger flower piece.

Use green felt to create the calyx and leaves, gather the wires, and secure them with tape.

You now have a heartfelt carnation that will never wilt.

Give it a try!

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Koinobori made with paper cores

[Craft] Paper Tube Koinobori: Children's Day (Tango no Sekku)

Koinobori made with paper cores

Here’s a cute carp streamer craft using paper tubes.

When you finish a roll of toilet paper or kitchen paper, you’re left with the cardboard tube.

These tubes are often made of thick paper, and their cylindrical shape is perfect for crafts.

Cover the tube with origami paper in colors like red or blue, then cut the tail fin.

Use round stickers to make the eyes and scales, and stick them on.

You can display the finished piece on a wall as is.

For an extra touch, punch a hole and insert a chopstick so it can stand propped up.

It looks lovely displayed in seniors’ rooms, too.

The shape of the tube nicely captures the rounded form of a carp streamer.

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Wisteria flowers made with the kirigami technique

DIY Paper Wisteria | Paper Flowers | Origami Flowers

Wisteria flowers made with the kirigami technique

These are wisteria flowers made of origami, with realistically tapered petals that get smaller toward the tip.

If you use two-tone origami paper with a gradient, the result will be even more striking.

First, fold the origami paper into a triangle twice.

Then cut it into half a heart shape and unfold it.

You’ll have eight petals; cut off one petal, then glue the remaining edges together to make a six-petal flower.

Gradually increase the portion you cut off to create slightly smaller flowers as you go.

String the flowers together from the smallest one using a needle and thread, and you’ll end up with an exquisitely delicate and beautiful wisteria.

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Three-dimensional helmet

Wall decoration for Boys’ Day in May made with colored construction paper: “Samurai Helmet”

Three-dimensional helmet

Some households display May dolls and helmets for Children’s Day, don’t they? The kabuto helmets and armor of May dolls carry the wish that “they will protect our child.” Let’s make a kabuto that’s perfect for a May wall display and celebrate Children’s Day.

You can download the template in this video, so please have it ready.

Place the template on construction paper, cut along it, and make the parts.

A key tip is to score along the template in advance so it will fold easily later—you can do this easily with scissors.

Assemble the pieces so each one becomes three-dimensional.

Some steps are a bit challenging, so when making this with older adults, please have staff members work together with them to complete it.

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Kintaro tear-off daily calendar

Let's make a Kintaro tear-off daily calendar! #Children'sDay

Kintaro tear-off daily calendar

Here’s a Kintaro tear-off calendar that’s perfect for May.

Let’s make the parts for Kintaro and the carp streamers by cutting colored construction paper.

By creating templates and cutting the paper from them, you can adjust the overall balance of Kintaro and the carp streamers, which I recommend.

When making the eyes of the carp streamers, use a compass to draw evenly sized circles.

Gluing together each part of Kintaro and the carp streamers is also a good hands-on activity.

Finally, glue everything onto the base, add the number cards, and you’re done!

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Honeybees and a flower field

[Craft Idea] Honeybees and Flower Garden (April/May Spring) (Wall Decorations) (Senior Recreation/OT/Day Service) (Early Childhood Education) (3D) (DIY/Papercraft)

Honeybees and a flower field

When you see bees buzzing around a flower field, it really feels like spring has arrived, doesn’t it? May is a wonderful season for walks, but some older adults may find going out difficult.

To help everyone feel the arrival of spring even indoors, let’s make a flower-field and bee wall decoration.

You can download the templates, so it’s a good idea to prepare them in advance.

After placing the template on yellow origami paper and cutting it out, use a black colored pencil to draw the stripes, eyes, and mouth.

Make a small slit at the tail, glue it to create a three-dimensional shape, and attach the wings and antennae to complete the bee.

Then make flowers using pink, light blue, purple, and other origami papers, and decorate to finish.

Work together to create a colorful flower field!

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Hydrangeas and a snail

Easy with a stapler: Make a hydrangea with origami (with audio commentary)

Hydrangeas and a snail

Here’s a lovely idea featuring beautifully colorful hydrangeas and a little snail.

First, prepare small sheets of origami paper.

If you don’t have small ones, you can quarter a standard sheet to make the same size.

Crease the paper, secure it with a stapler, then open it up to form a flower.

Once you’ve made about ten, gather the flowers and glue them together.

If you attach them closely, you can create a full, realistic hydrangea look.

With such pretty hydrangeas, even the snail seems to be having fun.

Even on gloomy, rain-prone days, this decoration will brighten up your room—so give it a try!

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